Not surprisingly, Wang Xiaodong, who scored the only goal in the play-offs, once again became the hero in the hearts of the Saints.
Southampton got the last ticket to the Premier League at the last minute of the season, and the excitement of the fans can be imagined.
The excited fans danced and shouted and started a huge carnival on the night of the play-off final.
The fans vented their emotions to the extreme, but they did not expect that the Southampton club was already in an uproar.
When things reach their extremes, they must reverse; when they reach their peak, they must decline.
Southampton has created countless brilliance this season.
Now that the team has reached the pinnacle of honors in the past thirty years, the club's senior personnel have begun to consider how to use these honors to quickly monetize.
"Look, how happy are those guys outside? Are we going to fall back from the Premier League next season?" A club official opened the curtains so that others could clearly see the flickering lights downstairs.
It was the brilliant afterglow of overly excited fans.
"Doyle, no one said that the team is destined to be relegated next season." A fat man with a big belly said calmly.
"But we have to sell three to four main players in a row, including Dong and Bale. Without these main players, will we become a weak chicken that everyone can bully in the Premier League next season?"
In the face of doubts, Fatty still sits firmly on the mountain.
"After selling Dong and other players, our income is enough to make us more than enough in the transfer market. We can also strengthen our weaknesses and improve the team's strength."
"Hmph, that's nice to say! If we sell all the main players, let alone strengthen them, we won't even be able to make up for the weaknesses!"
As soon as this statement came out, there was a discussion in the conference room.
Everyone can see what the team relies on to win this season. If all the pillars of the framework are dismantled, even Keegan will be just a clever woman who cannot make rice without rice.
The discussion became louder and louder, and the "reservationists" were about to win.
But at this moment, the fat man who was as stable as a mountain still took a sip of tea and said softly: "If Dong and Bell can be packaged and sold, the opponent is willing to pay more than 3000W to buy them."
As soon as this number came out, the room fell into dead silence.
30000000 is like a magic spell, making everyone here gear up and restless.
This price may not be much for some wealthy clubs. For example, Drogba and Essien, the top transfer bidders in the Premier League in the past two seasons, were sold for 3,850 and 3,800 euros respectively.
Now that Wang Xiaodong and Bell are being sold as a package, they can only be sold for 30 million, which is really nothing to the Jinyuan Football led by Abramovich.
But for Southampton, a small team that has lived in the south of England for a long time, the top management of the club are a group of guys who have never seen the world.
They have their own "self-knowledge", and they are already satisfied if they can win the League Cup and qualify for the Premier League.
As for the Premier League championship or the European war, these people have never thought about it.
Look back at the trading price of Little Tiger at the beginning of the year.
Only 5 million pounds!
Even if other conditions in the contract are met, Southampton can only receive a maximum of 12 million pounds.
So they couldn't wait to sell the little tiger to cash out.
Now a huge sum of 30 million euros was placed in front of them, and everyone present was licking the corners of their mouths, thinking about how much of the cake they could share.
"Martin, are you telling the truth? Is this price reliable?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Only low, not high!" The big fat man raised the corner of his mouth, "Speaking of which, I have to thank the four giants of the Premier League for this. There must be some of them who He Xini doesn't want to buy, but in this case, those real buyers will only You can spend more money.”
"A rough estimate is that Dong's value is at least 23 million pounds, and Gareth Bale's worth will be around 7 million pounds. Both of these two people are rare talents, and their agents are not good at it."
"He is very good at hype, and now the two of them are definitely worth the price!"
After hearing Martin's narration, the conference room once again fell into a debate.
"If...I mean if, these 30 million euros can be turned into 30 million pounds, I think I will be very satisfied with this deal." I don't know which greedy guy mentioned it, and soon, other people in the room immediately heard recognition.
European guys are greedy. Although they just changed units, for a big number like 3000W, each of them can get a lot more.
Who cares about having more money in their pocket?
"No problem, I think with that vampire's methods, this is not a problem at all!" Martin said, thinking of Raiola's greedy face.
"Wow, if that's the case, maybe we can raise the price again!"
"Yes, yes, they are not two ordinary players. Putting them together can definitely produce 1+1 greater than 2 effects. Why can't we sell them higher?"
"They are a combination! The Beidong combination! The club that wants to buy them all must pay a sufficient price!"
Greed makes people lose their minds, and these worms began to fantasize on the basis of 30 million pounds.
"Ahem, be quiet now, be quiet." The chairman of the board of directors, who had been silent at the head of the table, said, "In that case, let's start voting."
"Those who agree with this player sale list please raise your hands, Martin, you are responsible for the head count."
Everyone looked for attention, and Fatty Martin was the first to raise his hand in agreement.
…
The next morning, while the reveling fans were still rubbing their temples from their hangovers, a local news item woke them up from their beds.
"According to official news from the Southampton Club, Chinese player Wang Xiaodong has officially submitted a transfer application to the club. After trying to retain him, the club agreed to put him up for sale."
"As Southampton's best player last season, Dong jumped from an unknown Chinese teenager to a star player in England. He attracted the attention of many top teams including Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United. But we haven’t received a firm offer yet.”
"In addition to Winter, the club has several other players seeking transfers through their agents, including Gareth Bale..."
The Saints went crazy when they saw this news.
They forced themselves to get up, sobered up as quickly as possible, and then rushed under the Southampton Club building, holding banners high in protest.
The team sold off its heroes as soon as they were promoted to the Premier League. What else will you, these dirty capitalists, do besides drain the blood of the team?
"We protest against the club's sale of Winter!"
"Dong is the leader of Southampton, we can't live without him!"
"The person in charge, come out and give us an explanation! What is going on?"
Official news in Southampton stirred public discontent, but elsewhere in England powerful officials held glasses high.
"Chels!"
"Chels!"
The goblet touched frequently in the air and made a crisp sound, as if someone had grabbed a handful of yellow gold coins and scattered them on the ground.
